Linköping Diocesan Library, Kl f 17
Libanius, Letters (‘Codex Lincopiensis Meursianus’, ‘Codex Benzelianus A’)
Crete, latter half of the 15th or early 16th c.
paper
i, 99, i' leaves
285 × 205 mm
2 units
Greek
Unit 1
The epistles in this part of the MS are numbered αʹ–λζʹ in the margin by the main scribe. The reference numbers, below, are from Richard Foerster’s edition.
(p. 1) 357; (p. 1) 1304; (pp. 1–2) 1154; (p. 2) 738; (pp. 2–3) 857; (p. 3) 132; (pp. 3–4) 355; (p. 4) 237; (p. 4) 253; (pp. 4–5) 688; (p. 5) 1060; (pp. 5–6) 248; (p. 6) 1039; (pp. 6–7) 1134; (pp. 7–8) 1411; (p. 8) 1397; (pp. 8–9) 909; (p. 9) 818; (pp. 9–10) 150; (p. 10) 121; (pp. 10–11) 359; (pp. 11–12) 796; (p. 12) 511; (pp. 12–13) 301; (p. 13) 1288; (p. 13) 323; (pp. 13–15) 578; (p. 15) 964; (p. 15) 20 (Ep. Bas. et Lib.); (pp. 15–16) 327; (pp. 16–17) 333; (p. 17) 746; (pp. 17–18) 331; (p. 18) 372; (p. 18) 809; (pp. 18–20) 369; (p. 20) 282.Unit 2
Another 261 letters by Libanius; in this part of the MS they are not numbered. Reference numbers, below, pertain to Richard Foerster’s edition.
(pp. 21–22) 441; (p. 22) 409; (pp. 22–24) 435; (p. 24) 411; (pp. 24–25) 666; (pp. 25–26) 351; (p. 26) 355; (pp. 26–27) 808; (pp. 27–28) 1398; (p. 28) 440; (pp. 28–29) 442; (p. 29) 410; (pp. 30–31) 399; (p. 31) 432; (p. 31) 320; (pp. 31–32) 329; (p. 32) 337; (pp. 32–33) 356; (p. 33) 344; (p. 33) 323; (p. 33) 388; (p. 34) 393; (pp. 34–35) 25; (p. 35) 123; (pp. 35–36) 33; (p. 36) 30; (pp. 36–37) 361; (p. 37) 382; (pp. 37–38) 413; (p. 38) 387; (p. 38) 372; (pp. 38–39) 420; (p. 39) 422; (p. 39) 425; (p. 40) 455; (p. 40) 341; (p. 40) 460; (pp. 40–41) 468; (pp. 41–42) 386; (pp. 42–43) 319; (p. 43) 428; (pp. 43–44) 327; (p. 44) 1238; (pp. 44–45) 575; (pp. 45–46) 80; (pp. 46–47) 226; (pp. 47–48) 81; (p. 48) 1236; (pp. 48–49) 1395; (p. 49) 64; (pp. 49–50) 483; (p. 50) 491; (pp. 50–51) 499; (pp. 51–52) 497; (p. 52) 535; (pp. 52–53) 512; (pp. 53–54) 515; (p. 54) 1155; (pp. 54–55) 1218; (p. 55) 1304; (pp. 56–57) 1220; (pp. 57–58) 754; (p. 58) 424; (pp. 58–59) 436; (p. 59) 453; (p. 59) 465; (pp. 59–60) 324; (p. 60) 347; (p. 60) 408; (pp. 60–61) 429; (pp. 61–63) 390; (pp. 63–66) 19; (pp. 66–67) 352; (pp. 67–68) 358; (p. 68) 365; (pp. 68–69) 366; (pp. 69–70) 49; (pp. 70–72) 636; (p. 72) 384; (p. 72) 389; (pp. 72–73) 367; (pp. 73–75) 348 (Expl. mut: γῆρας· ἐκεῖνον μὲν οὖν. The note follows: quae heic desunt supplevi possunt ex Codice Rolamb. Ep. 74. Some blank lines (the model must have been faulty here). ); (p. 75) 311; (pp. 75–76) 423; (p. 76) 314; (pp. 76–77) 362; (pp. 78–79) 379; (p. 79) 332; (pp. 79–80) 315; (pp. 80–81) 312; (pp. 81–82) 316; (pp. 82–83) 336; (p. 83) 380; (p. 83) 317; (pp. 83–84) 685; (pp. 84–85) 363; (p. 85) 58; (pp. 85–86) 21; (pp. 86–87) 242; (pp. 87–88) 269; (pp. 88–89) 696; (pp. 89–90) 734; (pp. 90–92) 620; (pp. 92–93) 819; (pp. 93–94) 35; (pp. 94–95) 238; (pp. 95–98) 391; (p. 98) 68; (pp. 98–99) 122; (p. 99) 143; (pp. 99–100) 72; (pp. 100–101) 89; (pp. 101–102) 93; (p. 102) 103; (pp. 102–103) 756; (pp. 103–104) 773; (pp. 104–106) 741; (pp. 106–107) 797; (p. 107) 349; (p. 107) 830; (pp. 107–108) 965; (pp. 108–109) 736; (p. 109) 91; (pp. 109–110) 318; (p. 110) 606; (pp. 110–111) 1160; (pp. 111–112) 300; (pp. 112–113) 673; (p. 113) 46; (pp. 113–114) 354; (p. 114) 573; (pp. 114–115) 842; (p. 115) 768; (p. 116) 288; (pp. 116–117) 86; (p. 117) 175; (pp. 117–118) 670; (p. 118) 1305; (pp. 118–119) 632; (pp. 119–120) 195; (p. 120) 795; (pp. 120–121) 847; (p. 121) 732; (pp. 121–122) 764; (pp. 122–123) 52; (p. 123) 1205; (p. 123) 837; (p. 123) 836; (p. 124) 650; (pp. 124–125) 651; (p. 125) 725; (pp. 125–126) 762; (pp. 126–127) 1350; (pp. 127–128) 66; (pp. 128–129) 95; (pp. 129–130) 1133; (p. 130) 780; (pp. 130–131) 737; (p. 131) 776; (pp. 131–132) 743; (p. 132) 1201; (p. 132) 74; (p. 133) 1150; (pp. 133–134) 1163; (p. 134) 646; (pp. 134–135) 839; (p. 135) 1293; (pp. 135–136) 518; (p. 136) 1352; (pp. 136–137) 738; (p. 137) 542; (pp. 137–138) 281; (pp. 138–139) 664; (p. 139) 660; (pp. 139–140) 1200; (p. 140) 871; (pp. 140–141) 669; (pp. 141–142) 62; (pp. 142–143) 359; (p. 143) 832; (pp. 143–144) 789; (p. 144) 920; (p. 144) 1136; (p. 144) 1138; (p. 144) 1142; (pp. 144–145) 1149; (p. 145) 1152; (p. 145) 740; (p. 145) 690; (p. 145) 684; (pp. 145–146) 618; (p. 146) 1404; (p. 146) 525; (pp. 146–147) 1131; (p. 147) 1134; (p. 147) 1137; (pp. 147–148) 1145; (p. 148) 20; (pp. 148–149) 40; (pp. 150–151) 44; (p. 151) 47; (pp. 151–152) 48; (pp. 152–153) 50; (p. 153) 51; (pp. 153–155) 61; (pp. 155–156) 73; (p. 156) 101; (p. 157) 107; (pp. 157–158) 112; (pp. 158–159) 815; (p. 159) 345; (p. 159) 431; (pp. 159–160) 325; (p. 160) 841; (pp. 160–161) 404; (p. 161) 32; (p. 161) 807; (pp. 161–162) 792; (p. 162) 748; (pp. 162–163) 326; (pp. 163–164) 334; (pp. 164–165) 364; (p. 165) 368; (pp. 165–167) 371; (p. 167) 377; (pp. 167–168) 378; (p. 168) 381; (pp. 168–169) 385; (pp. 169–170) 400; (p. 170) 503; (pp. 170–171) 509; (pp. 171–172) 510; (pp. 172–173) 516; (pp. 173–174) 552; (pp. 174–175) 560; (pp. 175–176) 561; (pp. 176–177) 562; (pp. 177–178) 563; (pp. 178–179) 694; (pp. 179–180) 695; (p. 180) 8; (p. 180) 60; (pp. 180–182) 114; (p. 182) 115; (pp. 182–184) 119; (p. 184) 127; (pp. 184–185) 128; (p. 185) 130; (pp. 185–186) 150; (p. 186) 164; (pp. 186–187) 173; (pp. 187–188) 182; (p. 188) 184; (pp. 188–190) 192; (p. 190) 220; (pp. 190–191) 256; (pp. 191–192) 376; (p. 192) 375; (pp. 193–194) 374; (pp. 194–195) 330; (pp. 195–197) 405.p. 198 is blank.
Support
Binding/Endleaves
Support 1
ff. LCI, SL1r–SL1vSupport 2
ff. SR1r–SR1v, RCIUnit 1
Watermark 1
pp. 13–14/17–18,Foliation
Collation
Unit 1
Unit 2
Condition
Additions
Binding/Endleaves
Unit 1
Unit 2
Decorations
Unit 1
The scribe uses a dull reddish brown ink for his elaborate penflourished initials and numbers, as well as for enlarged dots used as dividers for the insertion of the addressee’s name.
Unit 2
No rubrication. Initials missing or added secondarily.
Binding
Parchment laced-case binding over pasteboard, sewn on four supports. Tail endband oversewn with green silk; head endband missing due to spine damage. Handwritten spine title and label. Warped.
Origin
Unit 2
Written in the latter half of the 15th or early 16th c., possibly in Crete, considering the scribes who contributed.Provenance
Acquisition
Former shelfmarks
- Engeström (1735).
- Wolf (1738).
- Fant (1784), p. 103.
- Foerster (1877), pp. 17–18.
- Foerster (1903–1927), vol. 9, p. 113, 211, 232–233.
- Graux (1889), pp. 71–72.